Minoru Chiaki: The Seven Samurai (although truthfully, I didn’t
actually recognize them. It’s been a long time since I saw The Seven Samurai)

Why? Shakespeare

Seen: December 30, 2013

Sorry, this is simply boring.Even more galloping and growly shouting than in Ran and after the
first half hour it doesn’t even follow Macbeth very much.The story is minimal and what there is of it drags.
Wars and kings. Ho hum.

The costumes are cute though. Warriors in polka dotted shorts –
seriously! And I always like black and white films. And Lady Macbeth, called Asaji here, is kind
of cool.

So it’s not a total dud. But almost. It’s a classic and gets all kinds of stars
from real film critics but not from me. So far it’s my least favorite Kurosawa
film. I like quite a few of them and I had expected a great film here. What a disappointment.